Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-08
THE PLANETS.
THE CELESTIAL DISPLAY FOR Id2
EoSTH OF OCTOBER.
Venus and Fer Transcondent Loveliness POL
taiuin and Mercury 0cc1Italon
OF Aldebaran.
lpIoKiAonco Innrnal.l


eastern horizon. On the 2sth She.
reaches her period Of greatest briliancy
us Mouiug star This event occars
about tAirty-six days after her inferior
conjunction. One fourth of her en-
lieh:Cucd disc is then turned towards Che
Garth and She is about 80 west OF the
sun. These two conditions explain the
elimination OF hcr power. Before tii,
period, though the dis is larger, tire
Part illumiucd is smaller, and, after
this period. the disc is smaller, tlou il
the part iilumiucd is larger. Nenu,
VII be- clothed ia hcr most glorious
apparel ON and about Tire 18th, risin
at that time more than three hours be-
fore the sun. The queen OF the stars
Viii bc fair 90 see on the crisp October
mornings as She holds her court. sur
rounded 10y hosts OF lesser lights, paying
homage TO the farcst in the train.
those WHO take the trouble to be pres-
emf at Tire exhibition viii not regret the
ctoIt it requires.
1helieht ascension OF Venus ON the
let is Ill., 21m., her dCchultion j, 3
o3 north, her diameter Is 81 p, and
shc is IN thc constellation Virgo.
Venus rises on the Is, about half-pl,t
{ o'clock in the morning; on TN" ji-t
,bc rises eleven minutes before q
o'clock.
SATUHN is morning star and takes tAc
second lauh on the planetary annals Of
the month. lie viii soon become an
Ltcrc-tug object IN the evening sNy,
for at the close Of the month he rises
shCut lali-psst, Ia O'Clock. On the
q IN al . H"cE Ia ll' Ai''il''"
S.infh ls I'd qHad@iufe on IIe sun y
weston sigc. iie mas tl-n accom-
pi'Shcd A"li The distance rom con.
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and fine smsll. ruJ.iy planets asu.if
r1iobIor. Ilgnet and Star rise ON fine
ICthsoor olt.rbaIfp,ef ! o'c'o,' in fine
,..,r,rc
Tlc r,ob, oscapsio, of Mars on the
10 i. qt tam ill., dacljna4iou is ~
o., lie 5;,rgtor j. t,,f and Le !. IL,
the constellation Leo.
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